Textile Landscape: Painting with Cloth in Mixed Media

A lovely book with clear pictures and easy to follow instructions.

Bought this as soon as it came out and have used it quite a bit. As well as textile artists, It would be great for painters who want to look at things in a different way. One of the strengths of the book is that Holmes talks about how she personally reacts to landscapes and begins to assemble her work. I could look at this book all day long, but thankfully it has also inspired me to produce some work that reflects the cityscape I am in now. There are a few techniques given in the book, but with not too many details. This is a book to inspire you to do it yourself!

Full of examples from textile artists and includes an overview of steps to create your own work. The detailed illustrations are gorgeous!

I love the velvety feel of the cover! Absolutely packed with ideas and projects.anyone who enjoys doing a little more than just stitch will enjoy this informative and colourful book. A book for the more advanced stitch artist and those wanting to aspire to produce beautiful stitch art. Cas Holmes has included many artists in the book, in interview style writing, giving examples of their work. An inspiring and enjoyable read that will be so useful in my work as a budding textile artist. Thank you Cas.

Quite a few other crafts people included but I liked the variation; Cas Holmes shows some interesting pieces of work.The book is visually pleasing with a tactile cover, ideal for a book on textile art!

A truly beautiful and inspirational book. Cas Holmes takes you through how to see and use the environment as inspiration. How to build a sketchbook and how to build layers of fabric paper and thread. The book is full of wonderful examples of her work and that of others. I am a painter and collagist and there is plenty in this book that inspires me. I cannot rate it highly enough.

Inspiring mixed media artworks from Cas and insight to how they are created with beautifully written explanations and inspiring idea "recipies" throughout. It provides an introduction to other interesting artists who work with textiles and insight to their work too. I think this book works as well for someone with little or no previous art knowledge as it does for those who are experienced. It is a joy to dip into for inspiration but also a good read with lovely pictures for those who enjoy landscapes!

This is a truly beautiful book. The cloth cover is exquisite and the contents superb. I look through it again and again and the observations, information and guidance contained within are well worth reading. Whilst there are works of other artists featured in the book, there are plenty of examples of Cas Holmes work - which is what particularly interests me - I am so glad I decided to buy this book, it will always be treasured.

Just bought Cas Holmes Textile Landscape: Painting with Cloth in Mixed Media, and find it very inspirational. I am a textile artist, and this book has given me a new way to look at my surroundings. Love it!

The first thing you’ll notice is the texture of the cover. It feels like cloth. It’s beautiful. My advice is to first just page through the entire book and just soak in the visual aspects of the photograhs. They are a fabulous representation of textile art. Then go back through again and read the details about each photograh. Then delve into the text. You’ll notice that the “how to” sections like screen printing, for example, have intructions and suggestions listed. There are not a bunch of photos showing each step so from that standpoint it’s not an instruction manual. But there’s plenty of written instruction. Holmes’ descriptions of her own creative processes and those of other artists are fascinating, well written and readable. Even if you never actually do any of the art techniques,this book is a great addition to any crafting library. Enjoy!!

Excellent book!

Ein wunderschönes Buch. Ich mag die Arbeiten von CAS Holmes sehr. Ich kann es jeder textilinterressierten Frau nur empfehlen.

Pas vraiment un manuel technique (même si par exemple la sérigraphie ou les cahiers pliés, roulés, sont bien expliqués) mais une grande source d’inspiration, surtout pour le mixed media. Collage, bords bruts, journaux, papier, tissus peints pliés, piqués libres, superpositions de couches et de techniques, utilisation de bouts de tissus anciens…J’ai aussi par ce livre, découvert d’extraordinaires artistes (ou redécouvert comme Annemieke Mein dont j’ai un très beau livre) ; artistes, dont j’ai commencé d’explorer les sites indiqués en annexe.Après -avec ce qu’on a de connaissances en soi, (on en a forcément quand on lit ce genre de livres !) on peut se lancer dans sa propre interprétation ; le livre laisse le champ libre à la création sans la restreindre.